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APS Benefits Annual Open/Switch Enrollment & Wellness Fair

Be proactive in the pursuit of physical, mental and financial health and well-being. Attend the APS Wellness Fair for in-person open enrollment support, eye exams, mammograms, walk-up vaccines, and so much MORE!

                       2024 Open Switch Enrollment Logo The Proactive Pursuit of Health and Wellbeing

Open/Switch Enrollment is October 1 through 16 

 All benefit-eligible employees can review, enroll, or switch benefit selections online during this time. Benefit-eligible employees will receive emails from starting October 1. Benefit selections made during Open/Switch Enrollment will be effective on January 1, 2025.

Note: On January 1, 2025, APS will no longer offer Cigna Healthcare as a medical plan option. During Open/Switch Enrollment, employees with Cigna Healthcare will need to select either Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBS) or Presbyterian Health Plan (PHP). A comparison grid is available to review co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums. 

Why are Healthcare Costs Rising & What Does it Mean to be Self-Insured?

There is a 13.5% medical premium rate increase and increases to the pharmacy copays and out-of-pocket maximums for 2025. We realize this is difficult for employees and families. 

If you have questions and want to understand why our costs are rising, please read this informative presentation on APS Benefits as a self-insured organization; what that means, and the 'why' behind rising costs in healthcare coverage.  

About Medical Premiums

Your 2025 medical benefit plans have premium increases and there are some copay changes to the Express Scripts Pharmacy benefit. Dental and vision premiums remain the same with some enhancements to the dental benefits. 

Since there are changes please review the medical plan options which include Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico and Presbyterian Health Plan.  A comparison grid is available to review co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums. You may also compare 2025 premium payroll deductions between the two plans. Food Services employees should check the Food Services/C-schedule 2025 premium payroll deductions. The premium is the amount withheld from your paycheck twice a month.

APS Wellness Fair
Tuesday, Oct. 8 & Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. at Berna Facio Training Complex

Please do not go to City Center. ALL events for The Wellness Fair, including mammograms, full eye exams, vaccinations, blood donations, BCBS Care Van screens, and assistance with online enrollment will be at Berna Facio. 

About the Wellness Fair

We host the annual Employee Wellness Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. We will assist with online open enrollment and Benefits Specialists will be available to answer questions. All APS medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, flexible spending, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and voluntary retirement savings plan vendors will have booths and be available to discuss your benefit options.

Preventive health services such as mammograms, vaccinations, blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol screens, eye exams, wellness consults, a blood donor drive, a mini-farmers market, local businesses, community wellness organizations, 505 Bussin Taste Buds food truck, and more will be available. This event is open to all APS employees regardless of full or part-time status.  *Links for mammograms, eye exams, and blood donation appointments are below. You do not need an appointment for vaccinations.

This is your one-stop place for preventive screens, vaccinations, and talking one-on-one with your benefits plans and voluntary retirement savings plan vendors. Plus a lot of wellness-y fun!

To be proactive in our pursuit of well-being we must attend events like this for the personalized support we need.

In addition to in-person support for open/switch enrollment, all APS Benefits medical, vision, dental, pharmacy, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and voluntary retirement savings plan vendors will be available for questions and resources. 

Video presentations from APS Benefits medical, dental, and vision plan vendors for benefits starting January 1, 2025, including Express Scripts Pharmacy will be available Sept. 27 on the Employee Wellness YouTube Channel 

Walk up and talk to any one of our APS Benefits vendors. Get your questions answered and be proactive in the pursuit of physical, mental, and financial health and well-being! 

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Plans:
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico
    • Presbyterian Health Plan
    • Express Scripts Pharmacy
    • Davis Vision (sign up for Vision Screens below)
    • Delta Dental 
Presentations & slide decks will be available on the Employee Wellness YouTube Channel on Sept. 27, 2024.

  • Financial Wellness:   
    • TCG Administrators - voluntary retirement savings plan vendor
    • PERA SmartSave/Voya Financial - voluntary retirement savings plan vendor
    • Nusenda Credit Union
    • ASI-Flex - Flexible spending for medical and childcare expenses
    • The 529 Education Savings Plan (did you know it's more than a college savings plan?)
  • The Standard Life Insurance 
  • Hartford Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Hinge Health - Physical therapy/exercise therapy program for muscle, joint pain, injuries, mobility, and strength!

How to engage the online enrollment process

  • The process for enrolling in benefits through the Winocular WorkSpace system has not changed. However, we have an updated video demonstrating the online enrollment process. This is the same platform you use for signing your annual contract. The video is on the Employee Wellness YouTube Channel.

Wellness Fair Events

BCBS Care Van - Blood Glucose & Cholesterol Screens

  • Dates: Tuesday, Oct. 8 & 9  from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, front parking lot. No appointment is needed - walk-ups are welcome!
  • Details: Offering blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol screens.

Check this off the list for preventive screens this year! This is free of charge and open to all employees (you do not have to be a BCBS member to attend). 

Mammograms - Schedule an appointment!

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, front parking lot
  • Mammograms are a preventive screen for employees and eligible dependents covered at 100% under APS medical plans.
Schedule a Mammogram

Vaccine Clinic -  No Appointment Necessary!

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, room #102
  • Details: COVID-19 vaccines, flu, pneumonia, shingles, and Tdap shots will be available.
  • Expedite your time in line and fill out the vaccination consent forms ahead of time. Click for the consent form in English or Spanish. Print the filled-out forms and bring your prescription drug insurance card. 
  • This vaccine event is for APS employees and their families. It is not a vaccine event for the public. The vaccines listed above are covered at 100% for APS employees and dependents covered under the APS medical plans.
  • Please remember to bring your prescription drug insurance card.
  • There is no 'cash-pay' option.

Special "OnSight" Eye Exams - Schedule your exam!

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 9, 8:30-5:00 pm
  • Location: Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, Room #103
  • This is a full eye exam. Learn more about all the OnSight Eye Exam event covers.
  • Copays apply. Credit, debit, and FSA Visa cards are accepted.
  • Here is a quick view of the APS Davis Vision benefits.
  • NOTE: Eye exams are currently booked. To be put on a waitlist, click here.
  • Please bring your Davis Vision insurance ID card with you.

Blood Donor Drive - Sign up & donate!

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, front parking lot
Registration Details: 

Visit Local Businesses & a Mini-Farmers Market! 

  • The Solutions Group - Wellness coaching consults, smoothie bike, fun activities! (official APS Wellness vendor)
  • EMS Farms - vegetables, fruits, flowers, 
  • Bees Honey 
  • Casa Walters Essential Oils  
  • JCC - InBody Body Composition Testing & Analysis
  • Sports & Wellness
  • The YMCA 
  • Lotus Wellness
  • Arbonne
  • HotWorx 
  • BFit505 - Fitness activities
  • Happy Feet - Orthotic and graph display for foot pain
  • Center for Vein Restoration (offering vein screens on Oct. 8)
  • Abq ER & Hospital
  • NAMI of Abq
  • The Grief Center
  • Peak Behavioral Health Services
  • Feeling Friends
  • Body & Brain Yoga (aura, chakra readings)
  • Spine Solutions
  • BarX Brand Jerky
  • Legal Shield AAA
  • The 529 Plan
  • American Lung Association
  • New Mexico Cancer Center
  • Rhizome Health Acupuncture - Ear seeding & acupuncture
    This page was last updated on: September 16, 2023.